FLANCARD is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FLANCARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLANCARD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLANCARD is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLANCARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flancardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLANCARD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FLANCARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLANCARD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FLANCARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A piece of armour that protected the side of a war horse.
Medieval knights outfitted their mounts with plates of metal or leather, and the flancard guarded the flank where a rider's lance or sword might strike. Museums display a flancard alongside the chanfron that shielded the horse's face.
How FLANCARD is used
Found only in descriptions of medieval and later horse armour.
- The museum case held a dented flancard from the fifteenth century.
- Each flancard was fastened with straps behind the saddle.
- A steel flancard covered the horse's flank.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLANCARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLANCARD
1 longer words begin with FLANCARD.
Shorter words from the letters in FLANCARD
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Common questions about FLANCARD
- Is FLANCARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLANCARD, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLANCARD worth?
- FLANCARD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLANCARD mean?
- A piece of armour that protected the side of a war horse.
- What letters can be added to FLANCARD?
- FLANCARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FLANCARD:
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